Breaking In my Kni-Co Trekker Hot Tent Stove

Unboxing my Trekker stove from Kni-Co. Burn in the stove in the woods. Cost comparison of brands.

[@notfoolediknowthetruth3101]

I made a stove out of a repurposed steel toolbox for about $10. Burns excellent, good airflow, but took some trial and test making a tin liner for it. Now that I have a prototype ......$ I know the price on these stoves .....they aren't cheap.

[@richard_west]

The cost is insane for what they are. Titanium or stainless steel stoves are even more expensive! I looked at stoves that cost $CAD 1300 and the design wasn't much different. If I had the right sheet metal tools I would make my own stove. Thanks for your comment! Cheers!

[@adammoritz1643]

@@richard_west There are some more choice on the SUS304 hot tent stove, much much better price

[@curtishennen696]

Look at that they give you paper to start your first fire with, lol. Never thought it was going to stop as you pulled and pulled lol.

[@richard_west]

Yeah I was beginning to think it was some magic trick they included with the stove ... lol !

[@oldcrackadated]

And two hours of assembling stove pipe , the reason for the paper , to make up for time lost to cut firewood

[@johnnyyukon7887]

I've done this on two stoves now. One has to burn the hell out of them before using in a closed in area. Kni-Co builds a quality product. Glad I found your channel, but less talking ok! Lol, just kidding...

[@richard_west]

Ha ha ha... glad you enjoyed it!

[@robert.i.worthington7815]

How much it it .

[@siddiqui1869]

And paper keeps coming out .... Magic :)

[@Barracuda6USA]

Around 11:23 you added wood and the rear outer corner of the side table popped up. Was that warping due to heat or was it not fully attached initially maybe? The camera angle was different, but in the 15 + minute mark it appeared back to normal. Any insight would be appreciated as I'm saving up my Cabela's points to get the Alaskan stove soon and would like to know of any snafus. Thanks

[@richard_west]

The table was properly attached when it warped up. My only explanation would be that the stove was not fully loaded with wood when the warping occurred thus causing a thermal variant across the stove. I will be hot tenting over Christmas and will check to see if the warping is a snafu or just a fluke. I'll let you know.

[@draxosplace4845]

Looked like warping to me.

[@richard_west]

I had the stove in my hot tent and saw the table warp up during start up. The bottom of the brace is not mechanically attached to the stove and as soon as I placed anything on the table it became flat. After awhile the table rested naturally flat on the stove when everything heated up. To me, it was not an issue and the stove functioned well when cooking or boiling water.

[@Barracuda6USA]

@@richard_west thanks for the heads up

[@hughmura6676]

Any concern about smoke leaking from around chimney?

[@richard_west]

No concern as long as there is an updraft. I saw no leaks during break in.

[@oldcrackadated]

Like that stove

[@jorgequinones991]

Thanks for the info 😊

[@neohubris]

How long did it take you to burn off the chemicals?

[@rocar716]

Haha just as well you didn’t just go oh theyve sent it ready to light when first opened the door and put flame to that paper 😅😅😅

[@richard_west]

Yeah, more paper then expected!!

[@TI14928]

Nice coloration

[@richard_west]

Yeah. Adds character.

[@oldcrackadated]

Doing burn on new stove , squirrels falling out of trees , coyotes coughing, birds dropping out of the sky

[@richard_west]

Unfortunately, rolled steel will rust on the shelf without industrial coatings....burn in must be done in the open air!

[@oldcrackadated]

@@richard_west it was a joke , a burn indoors would make the place toxic

[@JensVanDeAarde]

then why buy a coated one and not made from stainless steel?

[@oldcrackadated]

@@JensVanDeAarde stainless steel stoves have burned off also they are coated with oil to keep them from corrosion

[@JensVanDeAarde]

@@oldcrackadated yeah but better to burn oil than some industrial stuff no one knows what it is exactly

[@primitiveanxiety7135]

Any knowledge on breaking in a titanium wood stove, or is there no need?

[@richard_west]

Definately! All stoves need a burn in to get rid of any manufacturing residues.

[@nicholaswilliams4336]

Best done when your inside the tent ( saves sniffing glue)

[@chrisw5742]

@@nicholaswilliams4336 Don't give me ideas..... slap a big ole fat dab of thc wax on the stove muahahahahahhahaahaaaa

[@Gretny]

👍

[@dougsiskin1070]

Putting on my Smokey The Bear hat, it would be prudent to clear the flammable material under and around the stove.

[@dmytrochan7402]

10 lbs is more than 4 kg ?

[@richard_west]

Yup!